According to foreign media reports, a photo of a Lucid Air charging at Electrify America has revealed some information. After zooming in on the seemingly ordinary photo, it can be seen that the instrument panel displays that the charging speed of the Lucid Air is 20 kW at 80% battery capacity.
According to this speed, it will take over an hour for the Lucid Air with a 118 kWh battery to charge from 80% to 100%.
The Lucid app displays that the charging speed at 24% battery capacity is 251 kW, but the remaining charging time is 1 hour and 25 minutes. Based on a video previously posted on Twitter by “Tesla2Lucid”, the charging power can reach 250 kW when there is 86 miles of remaining range, but quickly drops to 200 kW and 150 kW. As the video did not show the change in battery SOC during the charging process, we can estimate the following using the Lucid’s official EPA range of 520 miles as a reference:
- 83 miles/16% SOC: charging speed 250 kW
- 192 miles/37% SOC: charging speed 200 kW
- 252 miles/48% SOC: charging speed 150 kW
It took 21 minutes to charge from 16% to 48%, with a total of 68 kWh of electricity charged and an average charging power of 194 kW.
Based on the above data, it can be calculated that the charging power will drop to around 100 kW at 60% SOC. Combined with the 20 kW charging speed after this exposure at 80% SOC, it can be expected that the charging curve of the Lucid Air is relatively steep.
According to the given data, the average charging speed before 80% is still considerable. Even when charged to 80%, the 118 kWh battery pack of Lucid Air can still have a range of 416 miles (approximately 665 kilometers). According to Lucid’s official website, a 20-minute charging session for Lucid Air can provide a range of 300 miles (approximately 480 kilometers).
🔗Source: INSIDEEVs
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